As a Result of the World War I Practice of Embalming

question 46

True/False

As a result of the World War I practice of embalming the bodies of soldiers before shipping them home from European battlefields,embalming came into widespread use in the United States after 1920.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a behavior are reinforced to teach a new behavior.

Primary Reinforcers

These are naturally reinforcing stimuli, such as food or water, that satisfy biological needs and do not require learning to become effective.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that do not naturally provide reinforcement but have acquired reinforcing qualities through being associated with primary reinforcers.

Tertiary Reinforcers

Stimuli that have become rewarding through their association with secondary reinforcers and are used to motivate behavior, such as money, grades, or tokens.